Chapter 530: The Interview in England
After finishing with his client, Yu Jiayang returned to the company. He was thinking of making the next move. The meeting also had to be held as usual. He also had to think carefully about how to arrange the subsequent work. His wife would take care of the branch office, so he didn’t have to worry too much. He was just more troubled about the subsequent work arrangements.
“Chairman, do you want to pay attention to this news?”
“What news?”
“This is the news of your old rival.”
The assistant gave Yu Jiayang a newspaper. On it was a piece of news about a chamber of commerce. Among them, the representative of this chamber of commerce was an American, a middle-aged man in his fifties. This time, the chamber of commerce he represented seemed to have set its sights on Chinatown, and should be wanting to talk about cooperation with the Chinese business organizations.
“Eric… he’s still active? Didn’t he leave the business world many years ago?”
“You’re talking about more than ten years ago. A few years ago, Eric had lost in a business war, and his company had also been poorly managed and had gone bankrupt, and had accumulated a huge debt. After that, for many years, people had no related news about him. It wasn’t until these few years that he had returned to America with funds and had started a consortium with someone. This time, his purpose should not be as simple as just catching up.”
Yu Jiayang looked at the newspaper and fell into deep thought.
Many years ago, he and this Eric could be considered rivals. During the business war, they had often crossed swords, but in the end, it was Yu Jiayang who had won. And after that, Yu Jiayang had become famous in one battle, and had started to control the world’s resources, and had also entered the Fortune 500. In contrast, Eric had been in a slump and was heavily in debt.
Although at that time they were both in a fair competition, managing a company was not a small matter. If it was not managed well, it would indeed lead to the worst outcome of bankruptcy. Eric was just one of the countless disappointed people.
Yu Jiayang had also not had any dealings with him for many years. This man, who was already over fifty, was now making a comeback with funds. Did he still want to stir up waves in America? Yu Jiayang did not bother with it anymore, but he always felt a little uneasy, so he had his assistant pay attention to this person.
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At the same time, Yu Linna had taken leave from the restaurant and had taken a plane to Edinburgh, England, to meet the long-unseen Director Heston. The two of them had exchanged a few pleasantries, and then they had started the preliminary work regarding the movie’s promotion and interview.
Demon Child was a former failed work of Yu Linna’s, but Director Heston had actually bought it, and had localized it, turning it into a movie. Yu Linna had seen the finished film and felt that the effect of this finished film was indeed not bad, and had also improved many of the problems in Yu Linna’s original work. Most importantly, Yu Linna, as one of the screenwriters, and the main screenwriter at that, her name was also printed on the staff list. But although she was thinking of appearing in the screenwriter’s credit with her pen name, it was indeed strange to translate it into English. And then Director Heston had used her real name. Although it still felt strange, it was still acceptable. After all, “Linna Yu” was always better than “Ziwan.(Shion)”
“You have to have an English name.”
Heston had suggested this to her. And then Yu Linna herself was also considering if it would be better to have an English name for herself.
During the promotion, Yu Linna had gone with the crew to promote, had participated in various activities, and had also greeted the audience who had attended the premiere at the premiere, and had been interviewed. Many of the audience had also gotten to know this screenwriter who was the main writer through the scene. Although the biggest brand of the movie was still Director Heston’s name, there were also many in the audience who had recognized Yu Linna as a writer who had once come to England to do promotions, and had also participated in a variety show.
She had once left a deep impression on the English audience with her cute appearance, but at that time, she had no popularity, and her works were not liked by the audience. After that, no one had paid any attention to her. It was only now that she had returned to the sight of the English audience.
“Hello, Linna. Can you say hello to the audience?”
“Hello everyone, I’m Yu Linna.”
During the interview, the reporters had all very kindly called her by her name. It was probably because they felt that it was cuter to call her that. Yu Linna didn’t mind much. Anyway, since she had come to a foreign country, it didn’t matter what she was called.
“I hear that you are the main screenwriter of this movie, and that you are also the original author of the work. What was the reason that made Mr. Heston choose your work and have you be the screenwriter?”
“I am very grateful for Mr. Heston’s appreciation. He gave me an opportunity. He told me, ‘I can film this story well. Can you be my screenwriter?’ I was very surprised, but I still accepted it. I feel that this is Director Heston. He will not deny you just because you are a foreigner. As long as he sees a suitable story, he will think of bringing it to the stage.”
“So you feel that the story you wrote is actually very good to watch?”
“No, that would be too much. I am very grateful for the opportunity that Director Heston has given me, and I also feel that through his adaptation, the work has something different from the original. Our cooperation was very pleasant, and I also hope that our efforts can be liked by the audience.”
These few days, Yu Linna had been constantly being interviewed. At the same time, she was quietly waiting for the movie’s release. She was actually still a little uneasy. After all, the original work of this movie was a flop novel, and had been cursed miserably in her home country. Many people had even called it one of the most failed works in Shion-sensei’s life. She herself also had no confidence that it would be liked by the audience. Although she had said it very nicely during the interview, in fact, she had no bottom in her heart.
The movie was released in mid-October.
Although she was all sorts of apprehensive, the movie was finally released, and it was a large-scale release. On the premiere day, there was indeed not much attention, but after three days, the reputation had slowly spread. More and more English people had started to go to the cinema to watch. Only then did people discover that this movie was not inferior to an American blockbuster, and was produced quite well. After Yu Linna had spent a week, and was thinking that it was about time to leave, the movie’s box office had already exceeded ten million pounds. This was not a small number.
And the movie’s box office was still increasing. According to reliable sources, the American side had started to pay attention to this movie and was discussing introducing it to the American big screen. Not only that, but this movie had also been favored by other countries. Finland, Russia, and other countries were all thinking of introducing it.
With the heat of this movie, Yu Linna’s name was also known among the English people for the first time. Many people had started to pay attention to this person.
“You little genius, you’ve succeeded. Have you seen the news?”
Director Heston had given the newspaper to Yu Linna to see. Yu Linna saw the words of praise all over the newspaper, and the big stone in her heart had also landed.
“I thought it wouldn’t work. I never would have thought it would be successful.”
“Of course it would, you little genius! You are amazing. I have to thank you for selling this IP to me. This is a super worthwhile deal.”
“If you say so, I feel that I’ve lost out.”
“Hahaha.”
Yu Linna had also not expected that this movie would actually be successful, and that so many people would like it. Before, she had only been thinking that it would be fine as long as she didn’t lose money. Who would have thought that she could also make a big profit? Thinking about it now, she had really lost out. She had let Heston get a big bargain. When she had sold it, it was very cheap!
Yu Linna was really full of regret in her heart, but she was still very grateful for the opportunity that Director Heston had given her. After all, he had adapted this IP, which no one had been interested in, into the best movie.
“You little genius, a reporter is here. Go and get interviewed. You are the original author. Quick, go.”
“Shouldn’t it be the director who goes at this time?”
“We are all about the same. Quick, go.”
Yu Linna was quite helpless, but she still went out.
Although Yu Linna was just a screenwriter, the content of the script was her as the main writer, and she was also the original author of the story. No one knew the core of the story better than her. Plus her outstanding appearance, a face value that was not inferior to a Hollywood star’s, had made many reporters want to interview her.
“Linna, hello. I’m Millie.”
“Hello, Millie.”
“First of all, congratulations on the great success of the movie Demon Child. This is a very good movie, and especially since you are the original author, I really admire your brain hole.”
“Thank you.”
The female reporter had gotten the first opportunity to interview Yu Linna. She couldn’t wait to ask her questions and also to squeeze out her value. Not to mention that Yu Linna was also such a cute moe girl. That cute appearance was really a hit with both men and women, not at all inferior to a Hollywood star.
“This movie is an anti-hero theme. The dark descriptions and the tendency of a dark fairy tale, is that the content your original work wanted to express?”
“Yes, the original intention was to write a dark hero theme. I had thought, if I let a hero no longer be a hero, but a bad person, and even a villain, how would the story develop? Such a thought had prompted me to write this story.”
“I saw that this story is a dark version of Superman. It’s so exciting. I screamed several times when I was watching it in the cinema. It’s so great. I want to ask you, how did you think of such a big-brained story? Normally speaking, shouldn’t it be a story of a proper and upright hero saving the world?”
“We’ve seen too many stories of saving the world. I myself also like superheroes very much, especially the MCU. But… heroes always describe stories of justice. The audience is also tired, and it’s also easy to be compared with Disney. So I thought, to create a dark story, a story that is not funny at all, a story that can make people break out in a sweat after watching, and at the same time, to reflect on where they are not doing well at home, at school. Actually, the family education and school education mentioned in the story are really easy. I want to tell people about this matter through this story.”
“This is really great. Thank you, Linna. Thank you for your interview.”
These few days, Yu Linna had been constantly being interviewed. Many reporters had come for her name. And it was also through this interview that Yu Linna had begun to frequently appear in the English entertainment newspapers. Many young people had gotten to know of the existence of this person, Yu Linna, and also knew her identity. With the great success of Demon Child, Yu Linna’s popularity had also reached a peak in England. She was affectionately called “Little Genius” by many of the audience in England. The reason was because Director Heston had called Yu Linna “Little Genius” once in an interview, and some of the audience had felt it was not bad and had also followed suit.
After Yu Linna had become popular in England, the audience in other countries had also started to argue, especially in Japan, which was far away in Asia. They were eager for this movie to be introduced to Japan, and for Yu Linna to come to Japan for a promotion. Because in Japan, Yu Linna’s popularity was also very high.
